Toilet-soap fixture



(No Model.)

G. A. SOHMIDT. TOILET SOAP. FIXTURE No. 472,315. Patented Apr. 5, 1892.

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GEORGE A. SCHMIDT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TOILET-SOAP FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 472,315, dated April 5,1892. Application filed November 2, 1891. Serial No. 410,663. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. SCHMIDT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Toilet-Soap Fixtures, of whichthe following is a specification.

Soap in the cake form in which it is commonly provided for toiletpurposes is liable to be wasted by extravagant use, by being carelesslyleft to dissolve in the washing-water, and by the uselessness ofremnants and other causes, and, besides, the soap-dish and also the topof the wash-stand on which the soap is frequently imposed forconvenience are liable to be rendered untidy in appearance byaccumulation upon them of refuse from the soap and dirt which becomesmixed therewith. Furthermore, soap in cakes is exposed while in use tothe atmosphere and the scented article thereby becomes deteriorated bythe inevitable loss of perfume. These and other results incidental tothe common manner of providing and using toilet-soap render the cakeform thereof objectionable.

The objects of my improvement are to obviate the foregoing objectionsattending the use of soap in cake or bar form, thereby preventing wasteof this toilet article and affording cleanliness and convenience in theuse thereof by providing it in the form of a jelly or plastic mass,confining it in a suitable holder adapted to be fastened against removalin convenient position for use, and providing means for discharging atwill from the receptacle a limited or sufficient quantity for use.

For the purpose of my improvement I provide a fixture which is designedto be permanently attached in some convenient position,

as upon or adjacent to a washstand. In the fixture I adjust in aring-holder a receptacle, preferably removable and having a neck formingan outlet sufficiently contracted to tend .to prevent the discharge ofan undue quantity of the soap-jelly it contains, and the receptacle isdesigned to be removed (though not necessarily) when empty and replacedby a filled one. The filled receptacles are plugged at their fillingends with stoppers, which also serve the purpose of pistons by forcingthem into the receptacles to effect discharge from the outlets of theircontents, and I provide means to be manipulated by the user to produce asupply from the receptacle, which means are gaged to tend to precludethe discharge of an undue quantity of the soap by the user.

Two forms of myimproved soap-fixture are represented in the accompanyingdrawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a view in sectional front elevation ofa desirable form of the device. Fig. 2 is a view of the same insectional side elevation. Fig. 3 is a view in elevationof another formof the discharging mechanism for forcing out soap from the receptacle.Fig. 4 is a plan view of the adjustable holder for the receptacle, themanner of adjusting which differs fromv that of the holder shown inFigs. 1 and 2.

A is a box or case, which may be made of wood, metal, or any othersuitable material, and whichv should be attractively ornamental inappearance. The case is adapted to be secured, as by screws 00, as apermanent fixture in position for convenient access to it. Within thecase is secured, as on a bar 1, fastened to the back of the case, aflask-holder B, substantially in the form of a harness-terret, as itcomprises a ring 1) on a stem q, fastened in place as shown in Fig. 2,whereby it is adapted to be turned on the axis of the stem, or pivotallyfastened, as represented at o in Fig. 4:, to adapt it to be turned uponits pivot.

C is the receptacle or flask for containing the soap-jelly and which Iprefer to form of glass in the shape of a miniature bottle having a-neck0 or contracted end and-open at its base a, through which it is to befilled with the soap and through which a close-fitting stopper m isintroduced to confine the contents and serve the purpose, hereinafterdescribed, of a piston. Around the edge of the base to the flask C maybe provided with a flange Z, there to expand it beyond the diameter ofthe holder B, whereby when inserted neck downward through the latter itwill seat thereon at its flange and protrude at its neck through thebase of the box A. To facilitate the insertion of a flask and removalthereof, the holder 13 may be rendered adj ustable to adapt it to beturned out of alignment with the forcing-rod D, (hereinafter described,)as represented by dotted lines in Fig. 1. The form of forcing-rod shownin Figs. 1 and 2 is that of a longitudinally-slotted bar expanded at oneend, as shown at t, and supported toward its opposite end in guides it,whereby it is adapted to be raised and lowered, the operating meanseomprisin g a rack '2', formed 011 an edge of the longitudinal slot ofthe rod D,with the teeth close together and projecting upward andbackward, and a spring-controlled lever 7t, fulerumed at its inner end,as indicated at or, and extending thence through the slotted rod andbetween the guides 75 (which limit the extent of its play) intoengagement with the rack-teeth, and thence through an opening 9 in theside of the case A.

With all the parts of the fixture in their relative operative positionsthe rod D is in line with the center of the ring 19, being raised beyondthe sameto permit insertion or withdrawal of a flask C and beingloweredagainst the stopper-piston m in the flask when the lat ter is inplace. Then to obtain a supply of the soap from the flask the lever h isworked up and down at its protruding handle portion, each downstrokeproducing engagement of the lever with a different tooth of the rack,whereby the rod D is lowered little by little, but with force againstthepiston m suilicient to push it into the flask and force out of its neckportion 0 into a hand of the operator held under it a sufficientquantity of the soap contents of the flask for his purpose.

In addition to the rack and leverdischarglug mechanism thus described, Ishow in Fig. 3 a plunger-rod D in the form of a closelythreadcd screwworking in a nutf, which centers it with the ring 1), and provided atitsupper end with a knob, by which to turn it and which, if the dischargingmechanism be inclosed in a case A (though it need not be) shouldprotrude through its upper end.

The foregoing description of the preferred and modified form of myimproved device sets forth details of construction which, so far as I amat present aware, are best suited to my purpose. These may be varied,however, without departure from the spirit of my invention. IIenceI donot wish to be understood as limiting my improvement thereto. Forexample, it is not necessary that the flask or receptacle shall besuspended at a flange in the holder-ring, for it might rest at its lowercontracted end in a ring-holder.

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a toilet-soap fixture, the combination of a holder B, formed witha ring 1), a soapjelly receptacle 0, having a neck 0 and containing apiston-stopper m and seated in the ring, and a plunger-rod supported towork against the stopper to produce discharge of the contents of thereceptacle, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A toilet-s0ap fixture comprising, in combination with a case A, aseat B, a flask C for soap-jelly, rcmovably supported on the seat andcontaining a piston-stopper m, a slotted plunger-rod D, having a rack 71in its slot and confined in guides 70 to reciprocate with relation tothe said stopper, and a spring controlled lever h, engaging the rack tooperate the plunger-rod and having its play limited by the said guides,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE A. SCHMIDT. 1n presence of Gane'on MAcEs, M. J Fnos'r.

